Example Sentences

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When Green Tile’s co-founder Ernest Chan, 29, announced that we only had 20 minutes left, I thought he was joking.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Trump smiled when he said that, and spoke in a tone that suggested he was joking.

From Barron's • Dec. 24, 2025

He’s since tried to walk that back, claiming he was joking, but it was a consistent part of his stump speech.

From Salon • Jul. 11, 2025

Many people in Greenland thought Trump was joking during his first presidency when he spoke of acquiring the vast island territory that is part of Denmark.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 19, 2025

I said it like I was joking, but I really wanted to know what she thought of me.

From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan